DMTV Milkshake: Michael Green on Building a Low-Carbon Future
In this DMTV Milkshake episode, Michael Green covers his favorite spot in the natural world and his favorite-ever building project.
This week?s DMTV Milkshake guest is Michael Green of Michael Green Architecture.
If Michael Green?s name is well known outside of design and architecture circles ? and it is ? this is due at least in part to his viral 2013 TED Talk on ?wooden skyscrapers.? For many viewers, the idea of a massive building made of wood was a bizarre paradigm shift ? for Green, whose Michael Green Architecture works exclusively with timber buildings, it was another step on the long path toward building a lower-carbon future. ?At MGA we’re focused on two primary issues: how do we address climate change, and how do we address affordability ? how do we look at solutions that will actually dramatically make a difference,? says the Vancouver-based architect. ?We, as designers, are responsible for a whole lot of things: We’re responsible to our client, to our community, and really to the planet as a whole. I think together as design professionals, we need to harness our voices [in] how we can have an impact and lead our way through the big issues of our time.?
In this Milkshake episode, Green covers a few of his favorites ? his favorite spot in the natural world, and his favorite-ever building project: Ronald McDonald House BC. ?It was a hugely impactful project because it allowed us to really intimately understand the challenges that these familie...
This week?s DMTV Milkshake guest is Michael Green of Michael Green Architecture.
If Michael Green?s name is well known outside of design and architecture circles ? and it is ? this is due at least in part to his viral 2013 TED Talk on ?wooden skyscrapers.? For many viewers, the idea of a massive building made of wood was a bizarre paradigm shift ? for Green, whose Michael Green Architecture works exclusively with timber buildings, it was another step on the long path toward building a lower-carbon future. ?At MGA we’re focused on two primary issues: how do we address climate change, and how do we address affordability ? how do we look at solutions that will actually dramatically make a difference,? says the Vancouver-based architect. ?We, as designers, are responsible for a whole lot of things: We’re responsible to our client, to our community, and really to the planet as a whole. I think together as design professionals, we need to harness our voices [in] how we can have an impact and lead our way through the big issues of our time.?
In this Milkshake episode, Green covers a few of his favorites ? his favorite spot in the natural world, and his favorite-ever building project: Ronald McDonald House BC. ?It was a hugely impactful project because it allowed us to really intimately understand the challenges that these familie...
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